I disagree. That would indicate conversations skills equate to knowing what you are talking about.

"Yes, you are not in fact immune to this even if you think you are, that’s why it’s so dangerous."

I think that I am. I'll think about that a bit more. I don't care for popular people so, in fact, my bias might be the other direction. However, I don't think I have ever met a person who I thought was technical and proficient, but turned out not to be.

I have been forced to hire people I knew were not proficient because they passed a test, but not the other way around.